He's my local congressman. I'm not a fan, but we can, and probably will, do worse. He isn't a Tea Party nitwit, but, based on the letters I see in the local paper, there are plenty of Tea Party voters in my area.

"I have always believed in our founders' idea of a citizen legislature," he said in his statement. "I had a career before politics and always planned to have one after. The genius of our institutions is they are not dependent on the individual temporary occupants privileged to serve."

Dr Dreidel:Michigan representative who was retiring to start an AM radio show, then was most emphatically NOT retiring to start an AM radio show, is now retiring to start an AM radio show.

Everyone got that?

I thought the confusion was over whether or not Rep. Rogers was stepping down as chairman of the House intelligence committee prior to the end of his term. At least, that seems to be what the earlier article on Rogers was about.

qorkfiend:Dr Dreidel: Michigan representative who was retiring to start an AM radio show, then was most emphatically NOT retiring to start an AM radio show, is now retiring to start an AM radio show.

Everyone got that?

I thought the confusion was over whether or not Rep. Rogers was stepping down as chairman of the House intelligence committee prior to the end of his term. At least, that seems to be what the earlier article on Rogers was about.

sugardave:As long as it isn't another R filling his place, it looks like the House Intelligence is on the rise.

It will be another (R), because gerrymandering. The Republitards will be in charge of the House until their "base" has shrunk enough that Democrats that are actually centrist enough to make enough of an impact with even semi-intelligent voters to win actually start taking seats from the wingnut brigades.

quokka70:He's my local congressman. I'm not a fan, but we can, and probably will, do worse. He isn't a Tea Party nitwit, but, based on the letters I see in the local paper, there are plenty of Tea Party voters in my area.

The loons are going to come out of the woodwork before November.

Man, what are the signs? I have all 25 letters in my local newspaper on a given day...

NewportBarGuy:Does that make Michele Bachmann the new head of the intelligence committee?

Given the (current) state of the GOP? No. She'll be lucky to get a decent committee assignment (the mainstream GOP is turning their backs on the SUPER-DERP wing of the party, since they want to, you know, have at least a slight chance at replacing the blah man in the White House in 2016).

"I have always believed in our founders' idea of a citizen legislature," he said in his statement. "I had a career before politics and always planned to have one after. The genius of our institutions is they are not dependent on the individual temporary occupants privileged to serve."

QFT and well said

i guess this is the part where I point out that this "founders' idea" was based on a bunch of wealthy white landowners who had enough slaves to hold down the home fort while they went off and played at "citizen legislator" and it could be more accurately described as a "CEO legislature" if you really think about it.